A Day before his Death

on sunday, a day before he died, the prophet [pbuh] set his slaves free, paid as a charity the seven dinars he owned and gave his weapons as a present to the muslims. so when night fell ‘aishah had to borrow some oil from her neighbour to light her oil-lantern.

even his armour was mortgaged as a security with a jew for thirty sa‘ (a cubic measure) of barley.